
Updating
Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server
2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Course 3938: Three days; Instructor-Led
Introduction
This
three-day, instructor-led course offers Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 administrators with the skills they need to
manage a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 infrastructure. This course focuses on
the new features and administrative tasks in Exchange Server 2007.
The
student will learn skills that enable them to deploy and manage an Exchange
Server 2007 environment. This course’s aim is not to provide detailed design
skills, but will cover planning skills at a level sufficient to enable decision
making during the implementation process.
Audience
This
course is for people who operate in medium to very large computing
environments, using Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003. The typical
environments in which they work have the following characteristics:
- Supported users range from 200
to over 100,000.
- Multiple physical locations.
- Typical products and
technologies include Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows 2003, Exchange 2000
Server or Exchange Server 2003, and network security products and
technologies.
At Course Completion
After
completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the new features that
are included in Exchange Server 2007.
- Plan and implement an Exchange
Server 2007 deployment or upgrade.
- Administer Exchange Server
2007.
- Implement client-access services
in Exchange Server 2007.
- Manage message routing in
Exchange Server 2007.
- Configure Exchange Server 2007
messaging security for Internet e-mail.
- Implement Exchange Server 2007
messaging policies.
- Implement Exchange Server 2007
high availability and disaster recovery.
- Implement Exchange Server 2007
Unified Messaging.
Prerequisites
Before
attending this course, students must have:
- Working experience with
Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003.
- Familiarity and experience with
Windows or command-line scripting.
- Working experience with Windows
Server 2003.
- Working experience with Active
Directory directory services in Windows Server 2003.
- Working knowledge of
networking, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
Course Outline
Module 1:
Introducing Exchange Server 2007
This
module provides an overview of the new Exchange Server 2007 features, focusing
on the changes from previous Exchange Server versions. This module also
introduces terminology and concepts that subsequent modules in this course will
cover in greater detail.
Lessons
- New Features in Exchange Server
2007
- Introducing the Exchange Server
2007 Deployment Architecture
- Discontinued and De-Emphasized
Features
After
completing this module, students will be able to describe the following:
- New Exchange Server 2007
features
- The Exchange Server 2007
deployment architecture
- Features from previous Exchange
versions that are discontinued or de-emphasized in Exchange Server 2007
Module 2: Deploying
Exchange Server 2007
The
module describes the Exchange Server 2007 Server Roles, and the planning and
implementation of an Exchange Server 2007 deployment. Additionally, this module
describes how to to upgrade an Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003
deployment to Exchange Server 2007.
Lessons
- Introduction to the Exchange
Server 2007 Server Roles
- Installing Exchange Server 2007
- Upgrading to Exchange Server
2007
- Optional Lab: Deploying
Exchange Server 2007
- Exercise 1: Preparing for the
Exchange Server 2007 Installation
- Exercise 2: Installing Exchange
Server 2007
- Exercise 3: Verifying the
Exchange Server 2007 Installation
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the Exchange Server
2007 server roles.
- Plan and implement an Exchange
Server 2007 installation.
- Describe the high-level steps
to upgrade from Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange
Server 2007.
Module 3:
Administering Exchange Server 2007
Administering
Exchange Server 2007 is quite different than administering previous Exchange
versions. Exchange Server 2007 provides new management tools and new tasks that
you will need to perform. This module details how to administer Exchange Server
2007.
Lessons
- Overview of Exchange Server
2007 Administration Tools
- Administering Exchange Server
2007 Mailbox Servers
- Managing Recipients in Exchange
Server 2007
- Lab: Administering Exchange
Server 2007
- Exercise 1: Configuring Mailbox
Servers
- Exercise 2: Configuring
Recipients
- Exercise 3: Performing Bulk
Recipient Management Tasks
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the new tools for
administering Exchange Server 2007.
- Administer Exchange Server 2007
Mailbox servers.
- Manage recipients in Exchange
Server 2007.
Module 4:
Implementing Client Access Services in Exchange Server 2007
Exchange
Server 2007 provides access to user mailboxes for many different clients. In
some cases, the client configuration has not changed significantly from
previous Exchange versions. However, Exchange Server 2007 does provide some
significant new features and administrative tasks related to managing client
access. This module describes how to provide access to Exchange Server 2007
mailboxes.
Lessons
- Implementing the Client Access
Server Role
- Implementing New Client
Features in Exchange Server 2007
- Implementing Microsoft Office
Outlook Web Access (OWA)
- Implementing Mobile Messaging
- Lab: Implementing Client Access
Services in Exchange Server 2007
- Exercise 1: Configuring OWA
Settings
- Exercise 2: Configuring
Exchange ActiveSync Policies
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Implement Exchange Servers
running the Client Access Server Role.
- Implement new client features
in Exchange Server 2007.
- Implement OWA in Exchange
Server 2007.
- Implement and manage mobile
messaging in Exchange Server 2007.
Module 5: Managing
Message Routing in an Exchange Server 2007 Organization
Message
flow through an Exchange Server 2007 organization is significantly different
from previous Exchange versions. Rather than using routing groups, message
routing in Exchange Server 2007 is based on the Active Directory directory
services site configuration. This module describes how messages are routed
through the organization, and describes and how to manage message routing.
Lessons
- Understanding Message Routing
in Exchange Server 2007
- Lab: Managing Message Routing
in an Exchange Server 2007 Organization
- Exercise 1: Configuring Message
Routing for a Branch Office
- Exercise 2: Troubleshooting
Message Routing Between Sites
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe how message routing
occurs in an Exchange Server 2007 organization.
- Manage message routing in
Exchange Server 2007.
Module 6: Securing
Messages with Exchange Server 2007
A
critical factor in deploying any messaging system is securing Internet e-mail.
Securing Internet e-mail includes ensuring that the messaging system remains
secure from spam and viruses and securing messages sent across the Internet.
This module details how to configure the Exchange Server 2007 features that
increase Internet e-mail security.
Lessons
- Implementing the Edge Transport
Server Role
- Implementing Antivirus and
Anti-Spam Features
- Configuring Security for
Internet E-Mail
- Lab: Securing Messages with
Exchange Server 2007
- Exercise 1: Reviewing the
Current Spam-Filtering Results
- Discussion: Modifying the
Spam-Filtering Settings
- Exercise 2: Modifying the
Spam-Filtering Settings
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Implement the edge transport
server role.
- Filter Internet e-mail messages
by implementing anti-spam and antivirus solutions.
- Configure security for Internet
e-mail.
Module 7:
Implementing Messaging Policies in Exchange Server 2007
Many
organizations must set restrictions on sending or receiving e-mail, or for
e-mail retention, to comply with external or internal security policies.
Exchange Server 2007 provides messaging policies as a powerful means to manage
message flow and e-mail retention. This module details how to implement message
policies.
Lessons
- Introducing Messaging Policies
- Implementing Transport Rules
- Implementing Messaging Records
Management
- Lab: Implementing Messaging
Policies in Exchange Server 2007
- Exercise 1: Implementing
Transport and Journaling Rules
- Exercise 2: Implementing
Messaging Records Management
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe what message policies
are and how to use them.
- Apply messaging policies to
messages in transit.
- Implement messaging records
management.
Module 8: High
Availability and Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007
Exchange
Server 2007 provides several new features that enable high availability and
disaster recovery. This module describes how to implement these features.
Lessons
- Implementing High Availability
in Exchange Server 2007
- Implementing Disaster Recovery
in Exchange Server 2007
- Lab: High Availability and
Disaster Recovery in Exchange Server 2007
- Exercise 1: Configuring Windows
Server 2007 Cluster Services
- Exercise 2: Installing and
Configuring Exchange Server 2007 Active and Passive Nodes
- Exercise 3: Moving Exchange
Server 2007 Resources Between Cluster Nodes
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Implement high availability in
Exchange Server 2007.
- Implement disaster recovery in
Exchange Server 2007.
Module 9:
Implementing Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007
Unified
Messaging is the integration into one Inbox of a recipient’s voice, fax, and
e-mail messages. Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging integrates Exchange
Server with an existing telephony network infrastructure. This module details
how to implement Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007.
Lessons
- Introducing Unified Messaging
- Installing and Configuring
Unified Messaging
- Practice: Implementing Unified
Messaging in Exchange Server 2007
- Install the Unified Messaging
server role
- Create and configure a dial
plan
- Create a Unified Messaging
mailbox policy
- Enable a mailbox for Unified
Messaging
- Create an Automated Attendant
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe telephony concepts.
- Describe Unified Messaging.
- Install and configure Unified
Messaging.
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